[Bug 1091399] Re: /etc/init.d/networking stop causes system crashes

[Stéphane Graber]

networking brings dbus down which will in turn kill pretty much everything on the machine.
This is known and this is why we tell people not to do this.

Webmin is an unsupported configuration tool which has a very strong
tendencies to mess with the system in a way that makes the system
completely unsupportable. This is the reason why webmin was removed from
the Ubuntu and Debian archive a long time ago.

Marking bug as Invalid.

** Changed in: netbase (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  /etc/init.d/networking stop causes system crashes

Status in “netbase” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Hello,

  We use Webmin in our high school. We report this problem to Webmin's
  author and he confirmed us that he uses /etc/init.d/networking stop
  script.

  So, even we know that this script is deprecated, we have to use it
  (Webmin) in order to do graphical administration with our pupils.

  You can see the system crash after taking these steps:

  1. Install Ubuntu Server 12.04.
  2. Execute command: sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart. No problem.
  3. Execute command: sudo /etc/init.d/networking stop. No problem.
  4. Execute apt-get install xorg.
  5. Steps 2 and 3 again. No problem
  6. Execute apt-get install gnome-core.
  7. Step 2. No problem.
  8. Step 3. The system crashes.

  That it's, after installing gnome-core package, something happens with
  the /etc/init.d/networking stop, but not with the restart.

  We've also trying to upgrade the packages, but that doesn't work.

  Thank you!

  Cristian.

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